Comparison

Heart Farming vs Step Fish

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Heart Farming

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Heart Farming allows you to manage your farm. You plan activities in the game and go in the real world to perform them. Collect and unlock new fields, resources, and levels to become the best Farmer in town! You can play Heart Farming anytime, anywhere… You can walk indoors or outdoors. You do not have to look at the screen when you walk. However, the phone's camera must see so you can not put the phone in the pocket completely. The game is developed and used in a research study about physical activity conducted via LinkΓΆping University in Sweden. Heart farming uses mobile AR to measures your physical movement distance (anonymized). The game available in English, Swedish.

About

Step Fish

Features
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Your daily steps, a world of underwater discoveries. Step Fish brings everyday movement together with a lively pixel aquarium. Whether you're taking a stroll, walking to work or going the long way home, collect steps, earn Fish Food and discover new creatures. Connect Step Fish to Apple Health and choose your daily step goal. Follow your progress, view the past seven days and keep your streak going. Spend your earned Fish Food on creature packs to discover random inhabitants across different rarity levels. From tropical fish and turtles to pufferfish, rays and Arctic animals, build your collection and choose who lives in your aquarium. Make their home your own with four backgrounds, corals, rocks, sunken columns, treasure chests and floating ice floes. Place decorations where you like, adjust their size and flip them to suit your design. Your layout is saved to your account. Watch fish explore caves and swim through arches while penguins rest on ice floes. Tap the water to attract nearby fish. Tilt your iPhone and watch the waves, plants and creatures respond. Trade fish with friends: connect using a code, choose your creatures and confirm the exchange to welcome a new resident. Keep your latest synced step count and daily goal in view with a mini aquarium widget on your Home Screen. Step Fish needs permission to read your steps from Apple Health to show your progress and award Fish Food.

Screenshots

Heart Farming4 screens
Step Fish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Step Fish at weekly against Heart Farming's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heart Farming ships an update every 2 months, Step Fish weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Heart Farming versus Step Fish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeart FarmingStep Fish
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size390 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTherese Kristoffer Publishing ABTILL WANNER

In-app purchases

None

Heart Farming

No in-app purchases

None

Step Fish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heart Farming free?
Heart Farming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step Fish free?
Step Fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heart Farming or Step Fish have ads?
Neither Heart Farming nor Step Fish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heart Farming or Step Fish?
Heart Farming ships an update every 2 months, and Step Fish weekly. Most recently, Heart Farming was updated on October 13, 2026 and Step Fish on October 19, 2026.

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